Slideably releasable center console

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10703235-B2
Application number	US-201815966663-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 30, 2018
Priority date	Apr 30, 2018
Publication date	Jul 7, 2020
Grant date	Jul 7, 2020

Abstract

A vehicle includes a floor and a center console supported by the floor. The center console includes a bottom adjacent to the floor and openings. At least some of the openings have an enlarged portion spaced from the bottom and a slot portion extending from the enlarged portion to the bottom. Fasteners are disposed in the enlarged portion and fixed relative to the floor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle comprising:
a floor;
a center console supported by the floor and including a first side and a second side spaced from the first side in a cross-vehicle direction, the first side and the second side each include a bottom adjacent the floor;
the center console including openings disposed on the first side and the second side and extending through the sides in the cross-vehicle direction, at least some of the openings having an enlarged portion spaced from the bottom of the respective side and a slot portion extending from the enlarged portion to the bottom of the respective side; and
fasteners extending through the enlarged portion in the cross-vehicle direction and fixed relative to the floor, the fasteners spaced from the bottom of the respective side.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the fasteners include a head disposed outboard of the respective side and a shaft extending in the cross-vehicle direction from the head through the enlarged portion, the shaft being engaged with the floor and having a cross-section being larger than the slot portion.

3. The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the slot portion is slideable relative to the shaft.

4. The vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the slot portion is plastically deformable relative to the fastener.

5. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the openings are slideable relative to the fasteners.

6. The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the openings are plastically deformable relative to the fastener.

7. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the at least some of the openings are disposed on the first side.

8. The vehicle of claim 7 , further comprising a driver seat and a passenger seat spaced from each other in a cross-vehicle direction, the first side disposed adjacent to the passenger seat.

9. The vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the center console includes holes disposed on the second side and fasteners disposed in and completely surrounded by the holes, the holes being fixed relative to the floor and having the same diameter as the enlarged portion.

10. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the at least some of the openings are disposed on both the first side and the second side.

11. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the center console includes a front, holes disposed on the first side and the second side and adjacent to the front, and fasteners disposed in and completely surrounded by the holes, the holes being spaced from the openings along a longitudinal axis and having the same diameter as the enlarged portion.

12. The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the fasteners in the holes engage the floor, the center console being pivotable about the fasteners in the holes.

13. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the center console includes a front, a slot disposed on of the first side and the second side and adjacent to the front, the slot being spaced from the openings along a longitudinal axis and elongated upwardly relative to the floor, wherein a fastener is disposed in the slot and fixed relative to the floor, the center console being pivotable about and slideable relative to the fastener in the slot.

14. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising an instrument panel, and wherein the center console abuts the instrument panel, the center console including a first side releasably connected to the instrument panel.

15. The vehicle of claim 14 , wherein the center console includes a second side spaced from the first side in a cross-vehicle direction, the second side being releasably connected to the instrument panel.

16. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the center console includes a front and a rear spaced from the front along a longitudinal axis, the openings are spaced from each other along the longitudinal axis.

17. The vehicle of claim 16 , wherein the openings are disposed adjacent to the rear of the center console.

18. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the center console terminates at the first side and the second side in the cross-vehicle direction.

19. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the fasteners are threaded.

20. The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the center console include a hole disposed on the other of the first side and the second side and adjacent to the front, the hole being spaced from the openings along a longitudinal axis and having the same diameter as the enlarged portion, wherein a fastener is disposed in the hole and engaged with the floor, the center console being pivotable about the fastener in the hole.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Jindal Pardeep Kumar
• Makwana Rahul

Classifications

• B60R21/026

  Rigid partitions inside vehicles, e.g. between passengers and load compartments (B60R21/12 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60R2021/0266

  comprising energy absorbing means · CPC title

• B60R2021/0023

  Offset collision · CPC title

• B60R7/04 Primary

  in driver or passenger space {, e.g. using racks (B60R7/005, B60R7/08 take precedence)} · CPC title

• B60R2021/0009

  Oblique collision · CPC title